1963 Dodge Dart for the Wife....

It looks good in the photos but far from good enough.... The shape is there but there is a lot of work to do.

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Presidents day sanding and filler... Other sides is.... sort of done. I found a nasty oil canning spot in the door that I would have regretted not fixing. It would pop in and stay.... I had to shrink the metal and remove some of the filler. There are other low spots on the door but I figured since I have to epoxy over the bare metal before I can fill what I fixed I can deal with those other simple spots later too.... I forgot I bought this tool back with the Coronet but hated it then since I was learning to do bodywork at that point. Now that I understand this first step is not perfection it is getting the shape correct it made much faster work today even with me working alone.
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Now don't be a tease, please elaborate on what your going to do to fix the oil canning on the door.

I'm truly interested!
 
:eek:...... first I run a straight edge to find where the high spot is that is bulging. I then cut it with a cutoff wheel down the center of the high spot. I then weld the slot back closed. The welding will pull the cut closed enough to shrink it. I then make a futile attempt at planishing the weld and call it done. It is lower than the rest now so filler can solve the rest of it.... :eek:
 
:eek:...... first I run a straight edge to find where the high spot is that is bulging. I then cut it with a cutoff wheel down the center of the high spot. I then weld the slot back closed. The welding will pull the cut closed enough to shrink it. I then make a futile attempt at planishing the weld and call it done. It is lower than the rest now so filler can solve the rest of it.... :eek:

Interesting, simple yet effective.

Thanks for sharing.
 
I'm absolutely not being critical, just wanted to suggest you look into a shrinking tip for the gun. It's what i use 99% of the time now to pull in stretched metal. Very controllable, easy setup, virtually no fire danger, sparks, arcs, etc. It's worth a try!
Completely agree and it never crossed my mind. Excellent idea.
 
I'm absolutely not being critical, just wanted to suggest you look into a shrinking tip for the gun. It's what i use 99% of the time now to pull in stretched metal. Very controllable, easy setup, virtually no fire danger, sparks, arcs, etc. It's worth a try!

Filling my cranium with so much knowledge my head is going to explode.

Great information.
 
Why I love this site. Real professionals who do thing correct and willing to share.

I agree but, I like hearing how others go about an issue ( I hate the word problem, lol) ...... that's why I asked you to elaborate on your issue fix. I had seen a car roof that was oil canning and it was fixed by gluing paint sticks to the underside. I didn't think that was the best fix but, it worked.

There is more than one way to skin a cat.
 
I agree but, I like hearing how others go about an issue ( I hate the word problem, lol) ...... that's why I asked you to elaborate on your issue fix. I had seen a car roof that was oil canning and it was fixed by gluing paint sticks to the underside. I didn't think that was the best fix but, it worked.

There is more than one way to skin a cat.
I am far from an expert here. I am a student :)
 
Well I almost cut 2 fingers off trying to open the '64 jack I bought from a guy parting out a Valiant..... Clearly I can't be trusted with knifes anymore.... Hard to type with 8 fingers so I will not be commenting much here.... Today sucked. Yes Virginia it does rain in Arizona. I hate being inside but I had to and made a mess in the garage.....

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Just a few spots to glaze and time for a coat of epoxy then high build and some serious blocking..... getting straighter, this thing was wavy!

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